What: Up to $5,000 designed to provide a flexible financial boost to young farmers building long-term careers in agriculture. This fund can be used for anything that will further your goals as a farmer, even if that means just getting started. The goal of this fund is to provide financial assistance for any cost that currently limits your ability to start, run, or grow your operation in the way you’d like.
Where: Applicant must be farming or ranching in one of the 50 U.S. states, D.C., in Puerto Rico, or in the Virgin Islands.
When: next funding round expected in Spring 2024
Who: Young farmers and ranchers who are at least 18 and not over 40 years of age as of May 1, 2023. Applicants must use farm practices that protect natural resources for future generations.
